144707 1840 MAIL 6TH MAY MUSSELBURGH, EAST LOTHIAN TO HEXHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND, POSTAGE PAID IN CASH, NO PENNY BLACKS AVAILABLE.

1840 MAIL 6TH MAY MUSSELBURGH, EAST LOTHIAN TO HEXHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND, POSTAGE PAID IN CASH, NO PENNY BLACKS AVAILABLE. A fine entire letter Musselburgh, East Lothian dated May 6th 1840 to 'Revd. H Wastell, Newborough, Near Hexham, Northumberland' no penny blacks available so postage paid in cash. On front 'MUSSELBURGH RHO' date stamp MAY 6 1840 in red also fine strike of a Uniform Penny Post handstamp '1' in red and fine strike 'PAID/MAY 6 /1840' Edinburgh date stamp. Letter evidently missorted with fine strike 'MIS-SENT/TO LIVERPOOL' boxed handstamp in red. A very fine example of postage paid in cash on May 6th 1840. (Ref 144707).